What film did you watch last night?
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2012
The budget for a film runs to tens of millions of dollars, why not blow a whole couple of grand on asking a scientist whether what you have characters saying will make you look utterly retarded? "Mutating neutrinos"? Yuk. This is a bad, bad movie from start to finish, although the middle section is rescued by the sheer spectacle and absurdity of its badness, the film is overly long and completely stupid. If you must watch it, get very, very drunk first.
4/10
The budget for a film runs to tens of millions of dollars, why not blow a whole couple of grand on asking a scientist whether what you have characters saying will make you look utterly retarded? "Mutating neutrinos"? Yuk. This is a bad, bad movie from start to finish, although the middle section is rescued by the sheer spectacle and absurdity of its badness, the film is overly long and completely stupid. If you must watch it, get very, very drunk first.
4/10
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Forgot all about Brubaker, will have to dig that out & watch it again.
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I wouldn't go as far as giving it a 4, but i'd say 6/10.
It actually would be higher if it wasn't for the fact the ending felt so disjointed and much like an afterthought it almost ruined the whole experience which was on the whole quite enjoyable despite being fairly generic.
I rate Stellan Skarsgård pretty highly and he was very good again in my opinion (can never remember his bloody name though)
Persona - 1966 Swedish odd and quite unsettling account of a young nurse and the lady she is looking after spending a summer at the beach. It starts with some very unsettling images and continues on with a story where you are never sure what is going to happen next. I have read that some say it is the best film ever made, I don't think it is but it held me spellbound for 85 minutes. 4/5
Nice Guys
Crowe and Gosling were excellent together in this. Not usually a fan of Gosling but he's very good in this. There are quite a few laugh out loud bits. I preferred Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a similar movie also by Shane Black. But I would say this is a lot funnier, more comedic.
I'll give it a good 7.5/10.
Crowe and Gosling were excellent together in this. Not usually a fan of Gosling but he's very good in this. There are quite a few laugh out loud bits. I preferred Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a similar movie also by Shane Black. But I would say this is a lot funnier, more comedic.
I'll give it a good 7.5/10.
The Assassin (Hou Hsiao-hsien). Certainly not a film for everyone, esp. if you're expecting a martial arts action film, which this could not be further from. A film for those who love the image as much as the plot (which is sparse and confusing) as each and every shot is a masterpiece. Its not a long film, so the technique of long, lingering takes does not outstay its welcome... I could have watched it again straight away.
A mesmerising 9/10.
A mesmerising 9/10.
Gods of Egypt. Hilariously awful, with the worst abuse of CGI since the 1994 remake of My Mate was Late with the Paper Ape. We are asked to believe that ancient Egypt was entirely populated by English speaking white Europeans and a handful of blacks. 
Legitimate criticisms of this movie could fill several hundred pages.
4/10.
Legitimate criticisms of this movie could fill several hundred pages.
4/10.
Concept is rubbish, but a few scenes in particular pushed it to being bloody enjoyable for me.
Please tell me you fast forwarded to some of them?
Great film - although there aren't many Redford films I dent like to be honest!
Oh and Mean Machine - the original with Burt Reynolds obviously, not that travesty with Vinnie Jones!
I got past the elephant bit, turned it off after that.
I'm not a fan of toilet humour at all, just doesn't do it for me. Thought it was a load of crap tbh.
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Money Monster
It's a tight fast pace thriller, good acting throughout from the Clooney and Roberts and notably the "villain" but forgettable as a movie I think. It feels like a TV episode or TV movie than a big movie. It entertaining though if a little silly and some plot twist are a little too convenient.
5/10.
It's a tight fast pace thriller, good acting throughout from the Clooney and Roberts and notably the "villain" but forgettable as a movie I think. It feels like a TV episode or TV movie than a big movie. It entertaining though if a little silly and some plot twist are a little too convenient.
5/10.
Casino - the classic pairing of De Niro and Scorsese work well in this tale of the mob and Las Vegas casinos in the late '70s early 80's. It was a good film indeed but most of the characters were so devoid of any redeeming qualities it was hard to care. Joe Pesci did a fine job (again) as an angry little man. 3/5
3/5 seems a bit low! But yeah, it is wall to wall horrible. Goodfellas is a better film. Goodfellas may be the best film ever, as it goes.
On a far smaller scale, Croupier is a good film from back in the day.
I watched The King's Speech. Great performances from the two leads. It's also one of very few films in which Helena Bonham Carter doesn't wind me up.
On a far smaller scale, Croupier is a good film from back in the day.
I watched The King's Speech. Great performances from the two leads. It's also one of very few films in which Helena Bonham Carter doesn't wind me up.
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